en-US/Installer.xml

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New commits:
commit 7c82625313cb4d50e4f5f20c7bddbc8c2e615dc3
Author: Ruediger Landmann <r.landmann at redhat.com>
Date:   Thu Apr 2 09:15:06 2009 +1000

    boot.iso for UEFI systems and tweaks to text of Installer section

diff --git a/en-US/Installer.xml b/en-US/Installer.xml
index e0f487e..59bec4e 100644
--- a/en-US/Installer.xml
+++ b/en-US/Installer.xml
@@ -18,57 +18,78 @@
 		<para>
 			<note>
 				<para>
-					Graphical installation remains the recommended method for installing Fedora. If you are installing Fedora on a system that lacks a graphical display, consider performing the installation over a VNC connection. If your system has a graphical display, but graphical installation fails, try booting with the xdriver=vesa option (see Appendix A. Boot Options in the Fedora 11 Installation Guide for details)
+					We recommend that you use the graphical installer to install Fedora on your computer wherever possible. If you are installing Fedora on a system that lacks a graphical display, consider performing the installation over a VNC connection (see "Chapter 12. Installing Through VNC" in the <citetitle>Fedora 11 Installation Guide</citetitle>). If your system has a graphical display, but graphical installation fails, try booting with the <command>xdriver=vesa</command> option (see "Chapter 9. Boot Options" in the <citetitle>Fedora 11 Installation Guide</citetitle>) or with the <guilabel>Install system with basic video driver</guilabel> option when booting from the Fedora 11 Distro DVD.
 				</para>
 			</note>
-			The text-mode installation option in Fedora 11 is significantly more streamlined than it was in earlier versions. Text-mode installation now omits the more complicated steps that were previously part of the process, and provides users with an uncluttered and straightforward experience.
+			The text-mode installation option in Fedora 11 is significantly more streamlined than it was in earlier versions. Text-mode installation now omits the more complicated steps that were previously part of the process, and provides you with an uncluttered and straightforward experience.
 		</para>
 		<para>
 			These steps are now automated in text mode: 
-			<itemizedlist>
-				<listitem>
-					<para>
-						<emphasis>Package selection</emphasis>: Anaconda now automatically selects packages only from the base and core groups. These packages are sufficient to ensure that the system is operational at the end of the installation process, ready to install updates and new packages. 
-					</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-					<para>
-						<emphasis>Advanced partitioning</emphasis>: Anaconda still presents users with the initial screen from previous versions that allows them to specify where anaconda should install Fedora on their systems. Users can choose to use a whole drive, to remove existing Linux partitions, or to use the free space on the drive. However, anaconda now automatically sets the layout of the partitions and does not ask users to add or delete partitions or file systems from this basic layout. Users who require customised layouts at installation time should perform a graphical installation over a VNC connection or a kickstart installation. More advanced options yet, such as LVM, encrypted filesystems, and resizable filesystems continue to be available only in graphical mode and kickstart. 
-					</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-					<para>
-						<emphasis>Bootloader configuration</emphasis>: Anaconda now performs bootloader configuration automatically. 
-					</para>
-				</listitem>
-			</itemizedlist>
+			<variablelist>
+				<varlistentry>
+					<term>
+						Package selection
+					</term>
+					<listitem>
+						<para>
+							<application>Anaconda</application> now automatically selects packages only from the base and core groups. These packages are sufficient to ensure that the system is operational at the end of the installation process, ready to install updates and new packages. 
+						</para>
+				      </listitem>
+				</varlistentry>
+				<varlistentry>
+					<term>
+						Advanced partitioning
+					</term>
+					<listitem>
+						<para>
+							<application>Anaconda</application> still presents you with the initial screen from previous versions that allows you to specify where <application>Anaconda</application> should install Fedora on your system. You can choose to use a whole drive, to remove existing Linux partitions, or to use the free space on the drive. However, <application>anaconda</application> now automatically sets the layout of the partitions and does not ask you to add or delete partitions or file systems from this basic layout. If you require a customised layout at installation time, you should perform a graphical installation over a VNC connection or a kickstart installation. More advanced options yet, such as LVM, encrypted filesystems, and resizable filesystems are still only available only in graphical mode and kickstart. 
+						</para>
+					</listitem>
+				</varlistentry>
+					<varlistentry>
+						<term>
+							Bootloader configuration
+						</term>
+					<listitem>
+						<para>
+							<application>Anaconda</application> now performs bootloader configuration automatically. 
+						</para>
+					</listitem>
+				</varlistentry>
+			</variablelist>
 		</para>
 		<section>
 			<title>Kickstart installations in text mode </title>
 			<para>
-				Text-mode installations using kickstart are carried out in the same way that they were in previous versions. However, because package selection, advanced partitioning, and bootloader configuration are now automated in text mode, anaconda cannot prompt users for information that it requires during these steps. Users must ensure that the kickstart file includes the packaging, partitioning, and bootloader configurations. If any of this information is missing, anaconda will exit with an error message.
+				Text-mode installations using kickstart are carried out in the same way that they were in previous versions. However, because package selection, advanced partitioning, and bootloader configuration are now automated in text mode, <application>anaconda</application> cannot prompt you for information that it requires during these steps. You must therefore ensure that the kickstart file includes the packaging, partitioning, and bootloader configurations. If any of this information is missing, <application>anaconda</application> will exit with an error message.
 			</para>
 		</section>
 	</section>
 	<section>
 		<title>Upgrade Notes</title>
 		<para>
-			Upgrading from Fedora 9 directly to Fedora 11 using yum is not possible, you must upgrade to Fedora 10 first, then upgrade to Fedora 11. See <ulink type="http" url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq</ulink> for more information. You can also use preupgrade to upgrade directly to Fedora 11 using Anaconda, minimizing the system downtime by downloading the packages in advance. 
+			Upgrading from Fedora 9 directly to Fedora 11 using <application>yum</application> is not possible, you must upgrade to Fedora 10 first, then upgrade to Fedora 11. See <ulink type="http" url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq</ulink> for more information. You can also use <application>preupgrade</application> to upgrade directly to Fedora 11 using <application>anaconda</application>, minimizing the system downtime by downloading the packages in advance. 
+		</para>
+		<para>
+			Some modified configuration files will be replaced by their original versions during the upgrade. Your modified versions of these configuration files will be saved as *.rpmsave files in that case. 
+		</para>
+	</section>
+	<section>
+	<title>Boot menu</title>
+		<para>
+			The boot menu for the Fedora Distro DVD includes a new
+			option: <guilabel>Install system with basic video driver</guilabel>. This
+			option boots the system with the generic vesa driver
+			(using the <command>xdriver=vesa</command> boot option)
+			and allows you to use Fedora's graphical installation mode
+			even when <application>anaconda</application> cannot load the correct driver for your
+			video card.
 		</para>
-<para>
-	Some modified configuration files will be replaced by their original versions during the upgrade. Your modified versions of these configuration files will be saved as *.rpmsave files in that case. 
-</para>
 	</section>
 	<section>
-	  <title>Boot menu</title>
-	  <para>
-	    The boot menu for the Fedora Distro DVD includes a new
-	    option: Install system with basic video driver. This
-	    option boots the system with the generic vesa driver
-	    (using the <command>xdriver=vesa</command> kernel option)
-	    and allows you to use Fedora's graphical installation mode
-	    even when anaconda cannot load the correct driver for your
-	    video card.
-	  </para>
+	<title>boot.iso now works on systems with UEFI </title>
+		<para>
+			The Fedora installation CDs and DVD provide you with an image file, <filename>boot.iso</filename> that you can burn to a CD and use to boot a system and start the installation process. Typically, you would do this prior to installing Fedora from a local hard drive or from a location on a network. You can now use the CD produced from the <filename>boot.iso</filename> image to start installation on a system that uses Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). CDs produced from older versions of <filename>boot.iso</filename> only worked with systems that used Basic Input Output System (BIOS). 
+		</para>
 	</section>
-    </section>
+ </section>



